Washington
\nThe top American diplomat for east Asia and the Pacific region held a \u201ccandid, substantive, and productive discussion\u201d with his Chinese counterpart in Washington on Monday, the US State Department said.
\nYang Tao, director general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry\u2019s North American and Oceanian Affairs Department, was hosted at State Department headquarters by US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel J. Kritenbrink and Sarah Beran, National Security Council Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs.
\nThe two senior US officials met with Yang in China in early June, just weeks before Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his high-profile visit.
\nTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen and climate envoy John Kerry have also recently visited Beijing for meetings with top Chinese officials aimed at stabilizing ties.
\nUS Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has also announced she plans to visit in the coming months.
\nThe State Department said in a statement on Monday that the \u201ctwo sides held a candid, substantive, and productive discussion as part of ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication and responsibly manage the bilateral relationship.\u201d
\n\u201cThe two sides also exchanged views on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, including Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine and cross-Strait issues,\u201d it added.
\nThe meeting comes only days after Washington announced a $345 million military aid package to Taiwan and less than a week since China\u2019s foreign minister Qin Gang was removed from his post.
\nChina claims the democratic, self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to take it, by force if necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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